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本帖最後由 registerzh 於 26-2-12 14:33 編輯

We’re currently CDNIS Nursery parents (超大B), and we’re incredibly fortunate to have received an offer from SISHK for PY1 as a 超小B. Accepting this offer would mean our child skips K1 and goes straight into SIS PY1 (K2 in the local school system equivalent).

Our goal is to bridge the east and the west. Both schools are excellent in our view. They are bilingual and offer high-quality education. However, their approaches are quite different: SISHK follows a more “traditional” teaching style and rigorous academic environment, while CDNIS offers a more “international” vibe, with rich ECA life and a more tolerant environment.

Like may HK moms, I do hope my girl to acquire solid foundations as it will be the strong base for logical thinking. That said, I’m a bit concerned about SISHK’s rigorous academic expectations. Our daughter has been truly happy at CDNIS Nursery. But honestly, I’m not sure how much “academics” she’s actually learning there. My main worry is: if we accept the SIS offer, will she be able to catch up to K2-level work without outside tutoring? I’m not a tiger parent and would really prefer not to go down the tutoring route, hopefully never ever.

Would anyone be able to share personal insights or experiences comparing these two very different schools, especially around transition, academic readiness, and whether SIS supports children joining from less academic backgrounds? We’d really appreciate it. Thank you!

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registerzh 發表於 26-2-12 14:30
We’re currently CDNIS Nursery parents (超大B), and we’re incredibly fortunate to have received an ...

I don’t prefer to be 超細B in SIS, one thing to consider is maths skills are very age dependent especially at early years, girls will lose confidence easily especially when there are boys around，unless she is gifted in maths then this effect will be minimised.

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SISHK teaches simplified Chinese and the students are all Asians. You could barely find a westerner there.

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doublebmama 發表於 26-2-15 01:38
SISHK teaches simplified Chinese and the students are all Asians. You could barely find a westerner ...

The vibes are very different, I will pick the vibe I like when choosing the school. Cdnis is more like international school.

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本帖最後由 registerzh 於 26-2-23 22:36 編輯

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You've hit on a crucial point regarding the protection of her confidence, and I really appreciate you bringing it up. However, I’m still a bit hesitant. On one hand, I’m sure that confidence in one's subconscious mind will be the bedrock of future success. On the other hand, I believe resilience is equally important as well. As a parent, how do I tell when to shield my kid's confidence and when to let her fight the "hard battles"?

Also, does anyone have insight into when this relative age effect typically levels out? I'm curious at what point this developemtal 'performance gap' which stemming from just being a few months younger than peers will start to dminish in a child's academic standing?

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本帖最後由 registerzh 於 26-2-23 22:30 編輯

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You’re absolutely right. It really comes down to a choice between two different vibes. To be honest, I’m still 50/50 on this. While I value an international school vibe as children grow older, I don’t see any harm in them receiving a solid foundational education during their primary years (e.g. in SIS).

That said, I do have another lingering concern: it seems to be easier to transfer from SIS to the other international (CIS, HKIS, CDNIS maybe) schools than the other way around. While trasferring from CDNIS back to SIS might be trickier. (As the SIS intake exam will focus on academics equal to the level in Singapore curriculum and no priority on debenture applicants). While CDNIS does have other priorities, e.g. debenture, FP, and perhaps a good scores in a local style school could be a plus as well...

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You’re absolutely right. It really comes down to a choice between two diff ...

You have known the two schools well enough, you just want to get “the best of both worlds” so you can’t decide yet. When I am choosing a school, I just keep it simple, I just follow my intuition and my feelings and also the feelings of my kid. I tend not to over analyse. And the end kids will do well if they fit in well and if they like school.

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You have known the two schools well enough, you just want to get “the best of both worlds” so yo ...

You're absolutely right. At this point, maybe I don't need more information — what I really need is the wisdom and resolve to make a decision. Thank you so much for your kind advice. You spot the key point haha.

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We had the same situation when we applied for both schools for super big boy born in October. We chose cdnis over sishk because it was our preferred school. We did see a few students going to gsis, cis or hkis after ey1. Many siblings and even teachers’s children are on the waitlist, they will be happy to take your place. Most parents put their focus on sports, social skills development, play dates rather than academic. I knew one parent moving her child back to local school after studying for 2 years. She felt the school was too relaxed on academic.

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registerzh 發表於 26-2-25 22:37
You're absolutely right. At this point, maybe I don't need more information — what I really need i ...

A lot of parents lost confidence soon after they join IS and think that IS are too relax in academics.
But what is “academics” exactly for a small kid? If you think a lot of homework/exercise/drillings and higher scores in testing papers mean academic then IS may be too relaxed. But to me, I will see what are they reading, how do they communicate and what they are writing to know that they have learned a lot already. Most IS are through-trained so you don’t have to drill in higher primary to get in a good secondary. Research has already shown that homework in primaries doesn’t help with long term academics results.
My daughter is in an academic focused IS and even that, the primary is very relaxed, yet they transit to secondary smoothly and their academic performances are not worse than the newcomers who are highly selective.
Having said that, the primary has prepared them well even without much tests or homework, they worked a lot in class, wrote a lot, discussed and present a lot and read a lot. These are all learning processes that help in building their foundation for academics.
This may also be the pros of the through-trained schools, my friend in UK still need to undergo drilling at higher primary to sit for 11+ in order to get into a good secondary school, but I think that’s unnecessary if you see the tests they did like the parts on verbal and non-verbal reasoning, no offence I think that’s quite a waste of time. If you don’t have this pressure, you can learn according to your own pace and interests. It doesn’t mean you are not learning, instead you are learning more efficiently. It doesn’t mean the parents just hands off and ask the kid to play videos games all day at home. Instead you can have more spare time to do other things like sports & music in a more specialised way, and time for play dates and socialising, which I believe is very important for well-being too. Now in secondary, I can see the importance of friendships and supports to the well-being and motivations of the adolescents.
Really no regrets for sending my kid to IS since nursery, I think that suits my kid and my family. Of course you need to know your kid to choose the school, it’s not one size fits all.